NATIONAL TEAM
CALCIO NEWS
TRAVEL IN CALCIO LAND
HISTORY
THE LEGEND
DEFENDERS
MIDFIELDS
FORWARDS
PLACE : LECCE
International Debut 25/04/2001 v South Africa (won 1-0)
Marco Matterazzi is a late-bloomer. The defender, who is known for his composure in controlling the ball and bringing it out of defence, played in the lower Italian Leagues before signing for Perugia. The Serie A club sold him to Everton in 1998, but within a season Materazzi was back in his homeland. Perugia brought him back to Italy where he flourished and had a remarkable 2000/2001 season in which he scored 12 goals, a record for a defender. This feat earned him a transfer to Internazionale, where he helped his new team to third place in the Italian league this season. Very skilled in tackles, where he is almost unbeatable on penalties and free kicks, evidence of his undoubted technical ability. He followed in his father?s footsteps: his father Giuseppe is a coach of international reputation. Among the teams he trained there are Pisa, Lazio, Bari, Padova, Brescia, Piacenza and Sporting Lisbona. He has started playing from the amateur , passing by the Sicilian fields of serie C. Last year, with 12 goals scored he equalled the absolute record in goals for a defender in the Italian championship: the record previously was held by Daniel Passarella, from Florence, with 11 goals during 1985/86 season.
23
TEAM : INTER
SOCCER NEWS
PEAR'S PAGE
E-MAIL ME
ABOUT ME
Alessandro Nesta
Mark Iuliano
Marco Materazzi
Christian Panucci
Dear,Mr.Maldini